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6-5, 310-pound Hylton (Woodbridge, VA) OL William Alvarez enjoyed a successful evaluation period, adding significantly to his scholarship count. His teammate, OL Leo Grassilli, saw his recruitment pick up in intensity last month as well and could be on the brink of earning his first 1A scholarship offer. We caught up with Hylton head coach Lou Sorrentino for updates on both of his recruits.

At this point, Alvarez has accumulated scholarship offers from most schools in the ACC, several schools in the SEC, Penn State from the Big 10 and a few Big East programs. He has visited programs such as Maryland, Penn State and Virginia before and, this past week, headed to North Carolina on an unofficial visit.

“In talking to him [last night], he seemed to enjoy it,” Sorrentino said of Will’s experience at UNC. “He enjoys just about everything he goes and sees. The difficult thing is that we’re not going to be able to get around much this summer. The North Carolina trip was something that just kind of fell in his lap. We had a couple other players going and so the coaches mentioned he should go down with them. So he did.”

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